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name: "Trey Clinesmith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/trey-clinesmith"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-17T01:11:37.466673+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Trey Clinesmith

Director. Born in Los Angeles.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Trey Clinesmith III, Trey Klinesmith, Trey Kleinsmith

## Biography

Trey Clinesmith is a cinematographer and camera operator who has worked in the camera and electrical department on numerous films and television series. His credits include *Face/Off* (1997), *The Scorpion King* (2002), *Wedding Crashers* (2005), *The Good Place* (2016) and *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2022). He directed one episode of the series *Modern Family* in 2020.

Born in Los Angeles, Clinesmith was raised around film sets. He began working in the industry as a truck driver at the age of 18 before moving into camera roles. He plays guitar in the Southern California punk rock band Pulley.

*Sources: imdb.com, spin.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Wonder Man* (2026), Fi1m 82, "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Face/Off* (1997), Fi1m 84, Second Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/face-off.md)

## Also known for

- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Camera Operator
- *Wedding Crashers* (2005), First Assistant Camera
- *The Scorpion King* (2002), First Assistant Camera
- *The Good Place* (2016), Camera Operator
- *Think Like a Man* (2012), Steadicam Operator
- *Bringing Down the House* (2003), First Assistant "B" Camera

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